00:00We have a big work to do, but let's have a look and let's talk about these two panel players who have done an amazing job in this Hexagon 2026 after beating Team Advantage, the biggest rivals, I would say, for the 20-24.
00:18It was the rematch of the 20-24 Hexagon 5 final. It was also in the Super Tirek. Alex Ruiz, the Spanish from Malaga, and Franco Stupacuc from Chaco, north of Argentina, straight to Madrid, based in Madrid as well. He's home.
00:35Did you see that picture of the stadium?
00:38And they'll need to be inspirational because Edo Alonso and Arturo Cuella for Team Bela, they have a goal in hand.
00:48What happens if Arturo Cuella and Edo Alonso win this match?
00:52They will go through and qualify for the third and fourth place playoffs.
00:57In fact, it's a shootout between these two, Rafa Nadal and Team Bela for that final place, and 11-11 will drop out as a result of that defeat we've just seen.
01:05Paolo Jose Maria and Ale Alonso. So what Alonso has suffered, what is going to happen with Edo Alonso?
01:13Start the very first point of this match.
01:17Robert Lewdowski, 19. If you forgot, Agostin Tapia, John Sainz. How good it would be to see Cuella against Tapia in the third place playoff tomorrow?
01:26Team Vepero.
01:27Aha. Could that happen?
01:29It could happen.
01:30No way.
01:31Most definitely, if Team Bela win, Cuella and Alonso.
01:35Well-judged by Cuella.
01:42Well-judged by Cuella.
01:52This is Edo Alonso!
01:54Just to start and show that, hey, he said, I play on the right side.
02:01Yeah, but I also can kick the ball for tres, as if I were born on the left side of the court.
02:07Well, the confidence he must feel for his performance yesterday. Okay, they lost, but the point is he played supremely well in a position, as you said, is so unfamiliar.
02:16He will need it for this match. I promise you, he will need so much confidence for sure. Like this one. 40-0.
02:29Coelho and Alonso showed that they very need to win this. Both pairs need to win this if they want to compete tomorrow for the third and fourth position.
02:422-2-2-2-2-2-2.
02:59What a good lob.
03:00Another good.
03:01All of them. All of them. All of them played amazing lobs. Very... Look at the power. Look at... What?
03:08Man, did you see the height?
03:10Yes.
03:11Of the... That rebound. That back goal.
03:14When the ball rebound of the back goal, look at this.
03:18This comes for the spin he created and the height from Arturo Coelho by contacting the ball from high to low.
03:25The ball bounce, and look where the ball rebounds of the back goal. Look.
03:28At the highest.
03:29That job.
03:30Primer Servicio.
03:31Explain that one.
03:42Well...
03:43When you're 2-0 up, that comfortable, and 30-0 up, you can try to do this. That was the most risky shot because it's a...
03:50You see where the ball hit?
03:51Yes.
03:52If that ball goes in the other side of the court, it's like perhaps the highlight of the day.
03:58But the highlight of the day... Brilliant.
04:00...is this one.
04:01From Franco Stupacuk, El Polaco. Look what a shot from outside the court.
04:07Only in this 20 by 10 paddle court, you can see this spectacular shot. The ball hit the post and get in.
04:15If...
04:17Alec Ruiz and Stupa really start pushing a little bit this forward, like more winners or...
04:24To do something because otherwise, if you've got a great player defending like Edu Alonso, he's not gonna miss.
04:31And...
04:32And Coelho winning 85% of the points of the match, then I think we don't... we're not gonna have a third set.
04:39No, no, no! No, no, no! No, no, no! No, no, no, no! You tell me that was out! This was seen! Impossible!
04:54Impossible!
04:55Maria, Mauri, Andrini, refrain. Seventh game, game changer.
05:01Yes!
05:02Ben, you're taking note, huh?
05:03I am.
05:06We're about to see whether that's gonna be the case.
05:09Edouard Alonso on fire.
05:16But the ball was out, so it's 4-3. Sorry, it's golden point.
05:23Al resto.
05:34Al resto, Arturo Coelho.
05:36Al resto, Arturo Coelho.
05:39Al resto, Arturo Coelho.
05:43Wow!
05:45Good hold.
05:46Edouard can't believe it, but Alex had to risk a lot in order to win that point.
06:00Everybody's measured so well.
06:03The lob.
06:04The lob.
06:09Coelho is so comfortable cross-court.
06:20Beautiful portraits recovering from Edouard Alonso.
06:23And Arturo Coelho is there, but not beautifully played by Stupa.
06:26I think they're gonna be much more highlights like this now because four players know.
06:38I mean, Stupa and Alex Ruiz know that if they don't win this game, they're in very, very big troubles.
06:43But also, Edouard...
06:44He will reach it, and that is the 4-4. The spectacular shot after the smash!
07:01The smash is not as power, as powerful enough, then this is what happens in paddle.
07:08We got the backlash helping us to win the point.
07:10He's done that a few times, aiming quite at the bodies, you might say, but...
07:11I don't understand why Edouard Alonso is still going forward when he knows that two options are there.
07:20If Alex Ruiz hits a smash, because he's a left-handed player, it's quite tactical, what I would say, but because he's a left-handed player, if he hits hard, then Arturo Coelho will be there because technically the ball goes cross-court.
07:35Yes, it is hard. Even if he is down the line, after the rim of the ball, the ball tends to do this because it's a lefty. Smashing.
07:59Okay, 6-5. We're talking for paddle.
08:03We're looking for paddle.
08:04Yes.
08:05Yes?
08:06Yep.
08:07For the fans, for the game. So we are for the game.
08:10No, he touched it, he touched it, yes, yes, he did. And this carries on, and it's for 4!
08:16Edouard Alonso, Arturo Coelho, don't want to give up. They want tie-break, super tie-break, whatever, but they want to win.
08:33Stuba has nothing to do, I mean, it's the only shot he could play is that sideward most.
08:38But he knew what was coming. Because Edouard Alonso was in position, eh? Oh!
08:45Oh!
08:46And it's Ruiz.
08:47And it's Ruiz.
08:48And it's Ruiz.
08:49And it's Ruiz.
08:50So here is the world number one to try and close this out for a match against his usual teammate, Agustin Tapia.
09:09There we go!
09:10And there we go!
09:12Over the next 7-3 tie-break win, 7-6 in the tie-break.
09:19Amazing win from this pair, amazing win from Arturo Coelho and from Edouard Alonso.
09:24They, I mean, big credit for them that Stuba and Alex Ruiz were like no telling as my best friend here, Mr. Jonathan, was teaching me that word.
09:35They were not blending each other nicely because nothing they could do.
09:40Edouard Alonso was playing very good.
09:42Arturo Coelho, unstoppable.
09:44Big highlights of the day, thanks to Arturo as well.
09:48Smashes all over.
09:49Impossible to hit the ball to Kim.
09:52Otherwise, you lose straight away.
09:53That's what they tried to do.
09:55The Rafa Nando Academy team, but didn't work.
10:02So it's Arturo Coelho.
10:04And Edouard Alonso against Agustin Tapia and John Santos.
10:09That's what we look forward to.
10:11It's like a big difference.
10:13It's...
10:16You could really tell, you know, why he's number one in the world and how he...
10:20The way he moves on court, the amount of power, the mentality, everything, you know.
10:26You can really tell even more when he gets to the finals in the Premier Palace and so on.
10:31It's like the mentality of Arturo made him to be the youngest player on earth to become number one in the world.
10:39And what a great effort by Team Bella.
10:42Won their last two matches and that was good enough to take them through the third and fourth position tomorrow.
10:49The ones that we've got to say goodbye is to the Rafa Nadal Academy.
10:54We're out of the competition now. We're not going to see them tomorrow.
10:57We're going to see them perhaps very soon in the next tournament of the Hexagon Cup.
11:02They reached the third and fourth place playoff last year before losing to Advantage, Team Advantage.
11:08The Rafa Nadal Academy lost to Crew Paddle in 2025, but they're not going to be involved in Sunday's finals.
11:16Alex Ruiz and Franco Stupacuc unable to stop this man.
11:28Smiles for the two friends.
11:31And you've got to say, yes, Arturo Cuello proved why he's number one, but fair play to a man who's been playing out of position.
11:38It was a late call-up instead of the injured Coquinieto, and he has played his part.
11:43He has not disgraced himself. He's not been a passenger.
11:46He came here to enjoy, to support his team. He's part of Team Bella.
11:52But great replacement, eh? Because Edo Alonso, right-side player.
11:57Great-side player.
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